(b) the available water supply
has fallen to a level at which unrestricted use of the water is not in the
public interest; or
(c) the service provider has a reasonable and
comprehensive strategy for demand management for water and the restriction is
essential to ensure the aims of the strategy are met; or
(d) the Minister has
published a notice under the Water Act, section 25B , or a regulation has been
made under the Water Act, section 25F , and the restriction is for the
purposes of the notice or regulation; or
(e) the water service provider is
directed, under a water supply emergency declaration, a water supply emergency
regulation or an approved water supply emergency response, to impose the
restriction; or
(f) the water service provider is directed by the regulator,
under section 42(2) , to impose the restriction.
(3) A water service
provider may apply a restriction imposed under subsection (1) to water taken
from a rainwater tank connected to the service provider’s reticulated
supply.
(4) However, a restriction imposed under subsection (1) must be
consistent with conditions contained in the service provider’s resource
operations licence, interim resource operations licence, water licence or
water allocation, relating to the supply of the water.
(5) A restriction may
provide an exemption from all or part of the restriction.
(6) In this
section, the power to restrict includes the power to prohibit.